DoofDoof she is probably the most famous folk artist of the last twenty years and Im probably as close to an authority on folk as you get on sputnik - so I respect your plan but it were never going to work in folk/indie folkJuly 16 06:58 AM

DoofDoof Yeah, I know Joannas stuff, Ys is amazing - have it on a 4.5 but close to a 5 and best album of 2006. Milk Eyed Mender I know less well, think I only listened to it a couple of times - is that the one you rate highest?July 15 09:51 PM

Larkinhill Yeah dude, I?m on fb. I never use this shout box or look so I?m just now seeing your message. I?m under Larkin Hill. Live in LA.July 10 06:25 PM

BlushfulHippocrene Oh man. Wouldn't have expected you to like it, to be honest, people tend to be turned off by the vocals, but I am very, very glad you dig. Surprised to see you didn't like that Dangerous Summer, but I've only listened a couple times. July 3 03:48 AM

SowingSeason Also ppl s*** on Trebor like 400% more than anyone else lolJune 25 02:24 AM

SowingSeason Wasn't directing my rebuttal at you alone; I just thought it read pretty well aside from a few misguided sentencesJune 25 02:23 AM

DoofDoof I listened to one song in isolation last night and it made no sense in that context - but listening to the entire new album everything worked. For now I will put up a 3.5 but I need to give it two or three more listens to decide how much I like it, the glitchy style I do like though.May 10 08:49 AM

DoofDoof I'll wait for the morning - I have every other Friday off work so I'll be listening to a tonne of new music tomorrow. I will give one of her older albums a go too as it is quite a quiet Friday for releases.May 9 09:22 PM

OminousGargoyle Give Portishead - Dummy a few more listens (preferably when you're sad). It's one of those albums that requires more listens from some people to get really into it.April 6 03:10 PM

Observer Hearts of stone was good, but I think Blood and wine is the real gold here. So much stuff added, on top of a new leveling system. One thing I appreciate about both is that the quests in general are not just a simple redo of the base game. It's different objective wise and the enemies are more challenging. Toussaint has really beautiful environment textures that are better than the base which surprised me. And yeah Skellige was a great switch from Novigrad and Velen. March 25 12:13 AM

Observer oh for sure, will do, though it may take a while. I take my time with games and want to get the most out of the base game before i move on to the expansions. I agree skyrim is boring, not when i first played it back 7 years ago, but it hasnt aged well since. I tried the remaster a while ago and the mechanics are so dated and still buggy. hoping cyberpunk one ups the witcher, if you have heard of that one.February 25 02:46 AM

Observer he's like, batman and solid snake from metal gear put together in a skyrim world. technically im still fairly early on i guess, still looking for ciri but im doing a ton of the side quests. Met and worked with triss, did the bloody barons plot line, just leveling up now. Ive got the expansions too since the complete edition is really cheap right now on psn. February 25 02:28 AM

Observer yeah thats a fair point, i saw some articles about that recently. But that said, im 3 books in and his s***ty persona doesnt show up in the books, so "separate art from artists" etc applies here. Great s***. Love the lore too. Geralt is the alpha male of alpha males. February 25 02:10 AM

Observer the books are great too, all the audiobooks are on youtube so worth a read/listen if you havent.February 25 01:54 AM

Nocte Maybe I?m just missing out due to time zones I don?t know. HahaLess of a resolution and more of a life plan but just want to keep looking after the family. Doing the best I can for my little ones January 5 12:17 PM

Nocte Hey bud, have you been deliberately quiet lately? Happy new year and such January 5 04:12 AM

platnum No I said that because I knew you would be all edgy and purposely try and get a rise out of me again but hey keep that cynical distrustful mindset, itll really get you places.October 27 08:42 PM

platnum How am I supposed to be aware of you being banned? Do you think I have mind reading powers.October 27 08:30 PM

platnum Oh that thread, right. Well I was telling the truth, I don't wish anything negative upon you or anything but the way you come at me gets under my skin at times so I would rather avoid contact with you tbhOctober 27 08:27 PM

platnum "we're cool gyro i have nothing against you" I never said this and also I had no idea you were banned? Why are so many people on this website soooo incredibly skeptical of the motives of others and think the worstOctober 27 08:23 PM

platnum just to be clear, i still think you're annoying and i don't like you, also it would still be best if you fked off (like stay away from me), leaving this here for future reference ;)October 4 10:56 AM

SowingSeason lol welcome to the way of us OG sputnikersSeptember 30 12:09 PM

SowingSeason honestly the record grows on and off me like a boomerang. at its worst it's still like a 4.3, but on many days it's a classic. I just keep it at a 5 because I'm close to the band members and want to help further recognition, and also because 5'ing things is fun. Bask and Birdless Cage are also the two best songs they ever wrote, jus' sayin.September 30 12:03 PM

SowingSeason so glad you love the new mwY so much...it'll likely end up my AOTY (Ben Howard and TROW are close behind)September 30 10:48 AM

DoofusWainwright The problem is that people know us too well - our writing and our discussion style in general, not to mention our taste. So unless you want to write as a persona in the style of Compost Compote or something like that...we will get rumbled. For me I just want to leave that account at 100 reviews and job done with no pressure to write at all or care what type of review I put up (not that I cared tooo much before anyway, just a bit)June 4 02:04 PM

DoofusWainwright Ah, and there was me thinking I was being original. Two more reviews on that account then I will post reviews from an alt account, I wanted to sign off at a nice round 100. I really wish I had had pos/neg marks for some of these recent 0.5 reviews, just funny to know just how many offended folk are out thereJune 4 01:50 PM

DoofusWainwright I thought I was the one and only - who else has trodden this sad path?June 4 01:41 PM

DoofusWainwright ArchAndroid was far more interesting, will definitely revisit, really expansive stuff. We've still got some overlap in 2018 yeah, a lot of what anatelier has rec'd me this year is great - maybe try Protus Opus 'Screaming Eagle', sort of a grab bag of electronic styles. I really enjoy the Paddy Hana album I reviewed but the vocals are a love/hate thing so more of a risky rec.April 30 03:43 PM

DoofusWainwright Not sure why I feel I have to take the bait, I probably should have refrained from putting up that review, some people enjoyed it though. At least it meant I ended up checking ArchAndroid which is an interesting album that I'll revisit. Sput has been quiet this year, I was getting close to starting to check in once a week, it's close to the point where I orchestrate my own interest/debate to liven the place up. Anything impressed you in 2018 yet?April 29 04:40 PM

brainmelter I didn't know what you were talking about but now I do.. died so many times. the fight kind of reminded of dark souls with all the rolling lolApril 24 10:01 AM

brainmelter I just finished the part with the boulder ancient and my god was that hard. I think your friend is wrong as well, it's been anything but meh for meApril 21 07:56 AM

brainmelter yes. Very much so. all the upgrade trees make the combat really fun. still playing on hard though so I'm working my way through it.. you enjoying the game though? where are you at?April 21 03:57 AM

Slex I let my emotions get the best of me because of something completely unrelated to you and lost my cool, I was a ridiculous jackass and that's my bad. Totally cook with it bein water under the bridgeApril 20 03:47 AM

butcherboy not a joke, but it IS my personal rating of the album.. it's easily the worst album by a band who I already thought were absolute dogs***.. 1 seems about right..April 20 12:17 AM

Zeuzo If you can't handle them go for a walk buddy. Some song is gonna be last. I know not everybody is going to agree with me, but it's not a reason to tell me i have s***ty taste or something. I can be rude ****tard too if you want, and I like to s*** on people in arguments, but what's the point? April 19 01:22 PM

Slex If you would like to speak to come to any kind of understanding/truce, I am open to it. My comment wasd very quickly but I was actually calmly explaining my actions. I concede that I've been going overboard. If ya just want me to **** off that's cool tooApril 14 01:34 AM

P0laris Was just commenting on your page because I think you got some ****in based ass opinions, and I respect that.April 11 02:58 AM

SowingSeason Nope never too late! Just make it fun, there's no point if you don't enjoy it! March 25 01:58 AM

SowingSeason was combing through some super old threads and just realized you're the reason I started reviewing new albums and also the one who pushed me to apply for contrib...so thanks!March 23 05:35 PM

Dewinged Oh yeah boy, pumped for Detroit. About remaster, I want it to be a lot of things but I have the feeling is gonna be a graphical enhancement and see ya! They are selling for what, 35$? And it's QLOC making it, not From Soft. All in all, I will play the s*** out of it. Just because nostalgia probably, like u said.March 17 05:18 AM

Dewinged About to embrace friday night here man, been a tough week. Hey you gonna get on that sweet dark souls remaster?March 16 09:55 AM

Dewinged Is this a trick question? A hidden cam? What's up Gyro?March 16 09:46 AM

Atari haha no worries on the delay. hopefully you dig it, just seems similar to some other songwriter's we've agreed on :] song isn't quite on the level of Richard, but it's damn close imoMarch 13 11:45 PM

Atari Lol whoah my comment was completely cut off. Full disclosure: I have not heard a band called Ether. I was trying to recommend the track Ether and Wood by Alela Diane based on the fact that u enjoyed Nadia Reid and Aimee MannMarch 4 06:31 PM

DoofusWainwright Yeah, it really impressed me and this year was one of the stronger recent years for movies tooJanuary 20 08:22 AM

DivergentThinking For sure. The problem was that when I applied for staff last time, it didn't happen and they said I would have made contrib if I tried that instead. So I'm kinda torn on whether I want to apply for contrib and be patient or just be ballsy and go straight for staff January 16 05:23 PM

theBoneyKing Haha you're fine man, you're entitled to your opinion as indefensible as I think it is (for reference, Lucinda Williams is one of my top 5 artists and Car Wheels On a Gravel Road possibly my favorite album of all time)December 18 06:05 PM

Atari Thought it might be cool and look like the video game console logo that way, but some things definitely sound better in theory :] It stood out like a sore thumb haha. Glad to hear I made the right decision to change it backDecember 17 08:47 PM

Atari Lol not sure if you're giving me a hard time for changing it back or if it stlll shows as ATARI for u but yeah...decided I hated itDecember 17 07:35 PM

DoofusWainwright Album really grows too as the songs stand out all the more. Stoked you dig it.December 8 03:24 PM

Frippertronics Here's the first two Prefab singles before Swoon. I added the 1984 reissue which brought both of them together to the database, because I wanted to AND to give you and Doof an extra option https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yu9yza9w3ldbx4l/AAB-jBoPOw84qIi2D43BJs8ta?dl=0December 5 10:02 AM

DoofusWainwright I was going to choose one I haven't even tried yet so go for it, you pick first and I'll choose one of the remaining onesDecember 4 07:35 AM

Frippertronics Same as I told doof, take any of them. I have one for Protest Songs that I plan on posting in the next hour or so. I'd say the next best option would be Langley Park or Crimson/RedDecember 4 05:16 AM

Frippertronics I plan on covering Protest and Paddy's solo record at some point. This month's guide will be on them as well. I'm trying to get Doof to review one of their albums since I don't want to be the only one reviewing these guys. I prefer to see some different views on the stuff I like, after all.December 4 01:14 AM

DoofusWainwright I just didn?t enjoy a single song on Volta I guess, maybe more a 1.5. I?ll bump it to a 2.5 if I listen to a weaker one from her lol. Bio was ok though, I will return to that and hopefully bump it?s score up.November 24 08:54 AM

DoofusWainwright Hope it grows to a 4 , there?s definitely the potential for that. I?ll be trying two more of her albums before the new one, which I?ll try on Friday. Expecting very little from it gotta say.November 21 03:29 PM

DoofusWainwright It?s the one Bjork album I?ll actually pick up a copy of - so I?ll be returning to it and will change the soundoff accordingly. I?ll try the songs you mention a few times over the next week and see if there?s a 5/5 among them.November 21 03:14 PM

nocuffin yeah not a problem man. i try my best to keep it interesting. my opinions may be s*** and my writing painfully inadequate, but I try my best. and if that's enough to get a few smiles and laughs out of people, that's enough for me to keep the roll going. thanks.October 3 11:36 AM

Feather No worries man, I ended up finding a random guy on facebook to give it toSeptember 25 03:06 PM

Feather ahhhhhh sad. I just hate letting a good ticket go to wasteSeptember 24 09:15 PM

Feather If you're serious and wanna come email me acordbrad@gmail.com and I can give you my phone number to get you in. The shows at concordSeptember 24 08:58 PM

Fugue Yeah, should have been obvious from the start, what with that Cynic review :P I kinda missed this site you know. September 20 08:42 PM

skeames1214 gyro i cant believe ur so high on the new arcade fireJuly 28 06:35 AM

DoofusWainwright Some seasons of Walking Dead are stronger than the first season of American Gods yeah. I liked the book but it never blew me away either, Shadow is just a mobile plank of a leading character in both and the concept never totally satisfies. The style of the show is amazing that's for sure, and McShane is good as usual. The quality of individual episodes was quite erratic, sort of 5/10 up to 9/10.July 18 07:02 PM

kascetcadettt here's a thread where you can discuss how fantastic it is to be a part of this moment: http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?listid=174557 \\\ don't be scared to share the news with other guys in case i missed someone out and keep shining in the light of this beautiful rock n roll fireplate, god bless, hasanmedia representApril 19 11:50 AM

kascetcadettt sieg hi it's-a me smooth brotha from the umpteenth block taggin' em trainz comin' from your favorite station, word on the street is (artuma is gay) my new album came out recently and if that's the last thing i ever do let it be, leavin' the link in your hands my man: http://poleyounger.bandcamp.com/album/go-daylight \\\ feel FREE to 1 it if u didn't like my agressive self promotion campaign, feel FREE to thank me if this album saved your lifeApril 19 11:45 AM

Polyethylene I genuinely think Bloodborne is the best video game of all time, yeah. A work of art. DS3 was fantastic. I've recently bought DS1 and Demon's Souls, trying to beat them before I leave for Iceland in three weeks haha. Just got to Ornstein and Smough...June 18 03:46 AM

Polyethylene Oh man, for so long I saw your avatar as some piece of fan art depicting Sauron atop the Tower of Barad-dûr... didn't realise it was Solaire praising the darksign! ;] June 15 01:32 PM

Arcade thanks. i honestly can't believe my arguments are being equated to transphobia. i don't think i've ever been so grossly accused of something so ridiculous like that. does my head in, man.May 10 02:15 PM

Arcade keep trying to go back to it but deary me it verges on unlistenable at pointsMay 9 05:38 AM

Xenophanes Yeah I've died a few times already but it was just from being careless or becoming overwhelmed by letting too many of the little guys on me. It's frustrating but so far I love it even more than the first souls game (the only in the series I've played).May 8 08:55 PM